Charles River LaboratoriesCRL
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Morgan Stanley upgraded Charles River to Overweight and raised price target, citing increased biopharma funding benefiting its small/mid biotech exposure.
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IQVIA Holdings IncIQV
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Morgan Stanley downgraded IQVIA to Equal-weight and cut price target, citing risk of pharma moving trials in-house via AI and earnings growth from buybacks.
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